Three Chinese astronauts on the country's longest manned space mission on Sunday succeeded in manually docking their spacecraft with a module orbiting Earth, state media said.
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Jun 23, 2013
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China is aiming to launch its next manned space mission as early as June 2013, state media reported Saturday, as the country steps up its ambitious exploration programme.
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Nov 10, 2012
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China has said it will land an exploratory craft on the moon for the first time next year, as part of an ambitious space programme that includes a long-term plan to put a man on the moon.
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Jul 31, 2012
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China on Saturday launched its most ambitious space mission to date, sending its first female astronaut into orbit and bidding to achieve the country's first manual space docking.
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Jun 16, 2012
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China will launch a spacecraft this month to conduct its first manned space docking, state media said Saturday, the latest step in a plan aimed at giving the country a permanent space station by 2020.
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Jun 9, 2012
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China said Thursday cleaner fuel will power its next-generation rockets, which will launch heavy cargoes into space, bringing nearer plans to build a space station and put a man on the moon.
Space Exploration
Dec 29, 2011
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China completed its second space docking on Monday, state media reported, as it moves closer towards fulfilling its ambition to set up a manned space station.
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Nov 14, 2011
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China has acquired a space tracking station in Australia, its first such facility in a close US ally, a news report said on Saturday.
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Nov 6, 2011
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China launched an unmanned spacecraft on Tuesday to carry out a key docking mission, taking its next step towards the goal of building its first space station by 2020.
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Oct 31, 2011
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China may send its first woman into space next year as part of a programme to build a space station by 2020, the official Xinhua news agency said Monday.
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Oct 31, 2011
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